After the post-mortem was done, the body was handed over to the family members who conducted the last rites at a crematorium in Kalna, 9km from Muktarpur where the person had died. “He had been suffering from liver diseases for the past few years but the villagers panicked. After Arya died, his wife Sikha had sought the help of villagers for his cremation but no one came forward fearing the body was infected with the novel coronavirus. “No one came to help us as they feared they could get infected if they touched the body,” said Sikha. But as soon as the body was taken to crematorium, villagers started protesting and did not allow us to cremate,” said Majumder.

Source: The Telegraph April 14, 2020 20:37 UTC